Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1887-04-02
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i DEMOCRATS VIEW on A DEMoCRAr-
10 t2l GoaERN0R.

Ec 2l GosERsoR.
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! Now that the session ot the Four
teenth Legislature has closed, ans
their acts Of commission and omission
have, to some extent, become knowr
through the agency Of the press ant
members reports to tbeir constituents
it has become evident to d majority q
thinking citizens that Gov. Znliok, il
| his capacity as executive Of the Terri
! tory, is 4 failure, and that the charge:
of political dnplicity brought against
hian by an almps. unanimous press
are generally true. He has certainly
not helped the Democratic party in
Arizona, but, on the contrary, has
been the means of causing dissensiors
in its ranks and lowering it in the
minds Of many people who love integ.
rity and honesty Of purpose in public
officials and party leaders The ap-
| poiatinent, By the President, Of Zu.
lick as Governor of arizona was, to
say the least, unfortunate.
It tisqnite evident thai not all The
acts, performed, of the Fourteenth
Legislature, Or what was ieft undone,
were wtse; YET there was an unusual
amount of good sense and honest III.
tention, together With hard work and
eomniendabie spirit Of independence
displayed in that body especially in
the lower house. Yet the work per.
formed BY the Fourteenth IS far from
satisfactory and when the cause Is
sought ii Is found that desirable Leg
lslation was 6bstrueted and made nu.
gatory By a minority party, d. the
head Of which was the Governor
Il would b difficult to point 10 80
administration that committed So
many Inconsistencies; whose acts &ere
10 much in opposition to its plausible
talk and assumption Of high moral
grounds as we're Coy. Zulieks. His
veto cF The District Judges salary biz,
after having recommended it in his
message, Is an example Of Bis erratic
course. Again, while the Governor
advocated abolishipg County Courts,
,he endeayored to saddle upon tbs sew
eral counties an equally if not more
costly judiciary system Circuit courts
ali perhaps i The interest Of good
government; bai more likely to create
fat positions for his henchmen. Then,
in contrast With bis veto of thelottery
bllI, on high moral grounds. il bis
sanction ot all sorts Of gambling by
signing TIE bin licensing games oil
chance,
JAS al economist, too, ZulicE is not
less singular il bis actions he must
have considered Il wise economy to ad-
wise tho Legislature thst no clerical
force il excess of that provided BY
Congress, could 10 employed, which
made impossible the keeping Of ioQr-
mails Of proceedings, and The proper
enrolling and engfossing of bills,
which ere mow left to tlle tender mer.
ey Of those who have the handling oil
them, mbo may doctor them as they
see it without fear Of detection. But
the Governor was not b1psward III
upon the Appropriation |
Committee, the payment Of the ex-
pcnse insured by tue unauthorized /
publication of the proceedings, or The |
Insane Asvlum Commissioners.
But, aside from al such question.
able actions, TIE Governor has GER
tainly not treated tbe representatives.
of the people with due fraakless and /
respect His appointment to import
ant Offices, Of men 70 act as dummies,
With the design Of subsequently, re-
his henchmen Of the leaisla.
-iye BODY, was grossly unjust, and, the
writer thinks contrary to organic
aw, and this action and the withhold.
Ing II The Insane Asylum documents
from the House, was undignifed and
selfish. Il il to be hoped that Gov.
lulick will ia view Of the almost
unanimous expressions d dssatisfac
Jon with bis course from press and
people see the error of bis way and
make amends, as far as lies in his
power. DEmocRAr.
CHEeK SroIES Check No. l7S in
ayor Of Lin Sing By w I'll. Duryea,
flobe, Al =, On Wells Fargo & CO. of
San Francisco, for s24, having been
itolen, payment has consequently
,een stopped /,
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